Brahmabala, Brahman-bala: 5 definitions
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Brahmabala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Brahmabala (ब्रह्मबल).—A Śrutaṛṣi: a pupil of Devadarśa;1 an Ekārṣeya.2
1b) A disciple of Vedasparśa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 61. 51.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrahmabala (ब्रह्मबल).—the Brahmanical power.
Derivable forms: brahmabalam (ब्रह्मबलम्).
Brahmabala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and bala (बल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Brahmabala (ब्रह्मबल):—[=brahma-bala] [from brahma > brahman] n. Brāhmanical power, [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man, [Catalogue(s)]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Vasiṣṭha < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 33 - Characteristics of Sages and of Mantras < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 35 - The legend of Yājñavalkya’s receiving the Veda from the Sun-God < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Pharmaceutico-therapeutic safety of sulphur (gandhaka) w.s.r to ayurveda < [2018: Volume 7, April issue 7]
Notes on Some Early Indian Names < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]